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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 31, 80, 86, 387 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 31, 80, 86, 387 is 1 the largest number which exactly divides all the numbers i.e. where the remainder is zero. Let us get into the working of this example.
Consider we have numbers 31, 80, 86, 387 and we need to find the HCF of these numbers. To do so, we need to choose the largest integer first and then as per Euclid's Division Lemma a = bq + r where 0 ≤ r ≤ b
Highest common factor (HCF) of 31, 80, 86, 387 is 1.
HCF(31, 80, 86, 387) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 31, 80, 86, 387 is 1.
Step 1: Since 80 > 31, we apply the division lemma to 80 and 31, to get
80 = 31 x 2 + 18
Step 2: Since the reminder 31 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 18 and 31, to get
31 = 18 x 1 + 13
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 18 and the new remainder 13, and apply the division lemma to get
18 = 13 x 1 + 5
We consider the new divisor 13 and the new remainder 5,and apply the division lemma to get
13 = 5 x 2 + 3
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 3 x 1 + 2
We consider the new divisor 3 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
3 = 2 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 2 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
2 = 1 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 31 and 80 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(3,2) = HCF(5,3) = HCF(13,5) = HCF(18,13) = HCF(31,18) = HCF(80,31) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 86 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 86 and 1, to get
86 = 1 x 86 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 86 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(86,1) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 387 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 387 and 1, to get
387 = 1 x 387 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 387 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(387,1) .
Here are some samples of HCF using Euclid's Algorithm calculations.
1. What is the Euclid division algorithm?
Answer: Euclid's Division Algorithm is a technique to compute the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of given positive integers.
2. what is the HCF of 31, 80, 86, 387?
Answer: HCF of 31, 80, 86, 387 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 31, 80, 86, 387 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 31, 80, 86, 387 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.